i walk around the city, whether it's in the embarcadaro, whether it's mission bay, whether it's sea cliff, or whether it's the outer sunset, whether it's hunters point bayview, whether it's the mission, whether it's north beach, whether it's the marina, i tell you in every single solitary space and place, i see what george moscone and harvey milk, in their existence, inspired in all of us and in the people. and, so, when we come in remembrance, it is, in my opinion, to celebrate, to celebrate the lives of two extraordinary people, one whom i knew almost as well as i know my own brother, and that was george. and the other whom i worked with just as if he was my brother in the things that we were able to achieve together. and, so, tonight, san francisco, it's not a time to be sad. it is a time to celebrate because you are the beneficiaries of an incredible productive team that has caused san francisco to be what it is. when carol migden and the troops stepped up and said, "let's do the whole business of domestic partners," and we did it on the steps of the rotunda, that was george and harve

these are portions of the cliff rotates out to sea. >> when we look at this cliff, can you tell us what of the features that we can see? >> we are lucky to have a very fresh exposure. there is a large overhanging block. at the very edge, you can see the roots coming out. they are part of the problem. in addition, these are sandstone and shale. they have been uplifted and faulted and put into the position they are in today. on the cliff face, you can see the bedding of the shale. there are vertical cracks that filled the water and plans is growing. -- and plants are growing. the cumulative effect of the fresh cut with the debris sitting on the ledge, luckily we have a chance there to protect us from rocks going on the street. >> this is one type of rock salt and we will look at a few others. what will we see? >> i think it would be appropriate. we have been talking about rock salt. there is instability that occurs at telegraph hill. this was more in the earth flow and debris flow kind of movement. this moves downhill as a result of the rations from the earthquake. that is where we are he

program, the only way to get in and out of that community is a 3.5 million trail down a 1,700 foot sea cliff used by mule riders and hikers. this trail is extremely steep and challenging and has been made impasseable in the past because of heavy rains. this is just one example of why this continued air service is critical to the people who continue to live in this community. hawaii and alaska, as illustrated, have very unique geographical limitations. where many communities are accessible by vehicle, that's not the case in contiguous states. 3 1/2 miles are not that far except the side of a mountain on the back of a mule. this amendment would help our geographical challenges. this amendment maintains the current practice of hawaii and alaska being exempt from restrictions on what communities are eligible for the essential air service program. currently only two communities n hawaii qualify, kalupapa and maluaua. this is critical important for all people who live in these areas. i'd also like to take a moment to recognize my colleague from hawaii, congresswoman coleen hanabusa. she's worked v